Little Johnnie from down the street from your house brings an object that looks like a bone,and Johnnie says "look,I found a dinosaur bone." Which of the following would not be useful in evaluating Johnnie's claim?
A)Examine the object for hardness to determine if the sample is permineralized.
B)Ask if the object was found embedded in rock.
C)Evaluate the object for fine textures indicative of bone material or replaced bone material.
D)Extract charcoal from the object and use carbon-14 dating

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Extracting charcoal from the object and using carbon-14 dating would not be useful in evaluating Johnnie's claim as the object he found is not necessarily made of wood, which is what carbon-14 dating is useful for. The other options would help in determining the authenticity of Johnnie's claim, such as examining the hardness, location, and texture of the object.

Little Johnnie from Down the Street from Your House Brings